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Start the Week

Alaa Al Aswany on Egypt

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Sutcliffe discusses Egypt with novelist Alaa Al Aswany, journalist Wendell Steavenson, academic Hugh Kennedy and political economist Tarek Osman. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Alaa Al Aswany
Interviewed Guest:
Wendell Steavenson
Interviewed Guest:
Tarek Osman
Interviewed Guest:
Hugh Kennedy

15 Minute Drama

The One about the Social Worker

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

How did the boy in boxers become the wanted man in an armed siege? Claire Skinner returns as the social worker with a past. Show more

Contributors

Liz Beecham:
Claire Skinner
Devon Sutcliffe:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Ian Green:
Sam Dale
Cheryl Sutcliffe:
Debra Baker
Sgt Morris:
David Hounslow
Janet Williams:
Amelia Lowdell
PC Kirtley:
George Watkins
Kirk:
Leo Wan

Genres

Home Front

18 January 1916 - Ralph Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day, the battle of Sheik Sa'ad represented the first of several efforts to relieve the Siege of Kut, and Ralph Winwood has a mission of his own. Show more

Contributors

Ralph Winwood:
Nicholas Murchie
Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Edward Easton:
Raymond Wilson
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy

Drama on 4

James Lees-Milne

Episode 2: The Unending Battle

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

The realities of WWII strike home when the dashing and adored Tom Mitford returns unexpectedly on leave. Stars Tom Mison. Show more

Contributors

James Lees-Milne:
Tobias Menzies
Nancy Mitford:
Victoria Hamilton
Tom Mitford:
Tom Mison
Major Benton Fletcher:
Sean Murray
Neighbour:
Joanna Brookes
2nd Operator:
Joanna Brookes
Post Official:
David Seddon
Operator:
Hannah Wood

With Great Pleasure

Rebecca Front

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Comedy actress Rebecca Front, star of Alan Partridge and The Thick of It, shares her life in reading. She sings Sondheim and brings readings from Caitlin Moran to PG Wodehouse. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 13

Artificial Intelligence

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series. They are joined on staged by comedian Jo Brand, Professor Anil Seth and Professor Alan Winfield to talk artificial intelligence. Show more

The Museum of Curiosity

Series 8

Dodd, Fry, Jenner

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

John Lloyd and Sarah Millican with comedian Ken Dodd, mathematician Dr Hannah Fry and historian Greg Jenner. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Lloyd
Presenter:
Sarah Millican
Interviewed Guest:
Ken Dodd
Interviewed Guest:
Hannah Fry
Interviewed Guest:
Greg Jenner
Producer:
James Harkin

Front Row

The Assassin, Jack Thorne, Attacking the Devil, Peter May

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Mark Eccleston reviews The Assassin; Peter May on his latest novel; Jack Thorne on The Solid Life of Sugar Water; and Jacqui and David Morris discuss their film about Harold Evans. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Peter May
Interviewed Guest:
Jacqui Morris
Interviewed Guest:
David Morris

15 Minute Drama

The One about the Social Worker

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

How did the boy in boxers become the wanted man in an armed siege? Claire Skinner returns as the social worker with a past. Show more

Contributors

Liz Beecham:
Claire Skinner
Devon Sutcliffe:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Ian Green:
Sam Dale
Cheryl Sutcliffe:
Debra Baker
Sgt Morris:
David Hounslow
Janet Williams:
Amelia Lowdell
PC Kirtley:
George Watkins
Kirk:
Leo Wan

Genres

Start the Week

Alaa Al Aswany on Egypt

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Sutcliffe discusses Egypt with novelist Alaa Al Aswany, journalist Wendell Steavenson, academic Hugh Kennedy and political economist Tarek Osman. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Alaa Al Aswany
Interviewed Guest:
Wendell Steavenson
Interviewed Guest:
Tarek Osman
Interviewed Guest:
Hugh Kennedy

BBC Radio 4 LW

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